Paper I (1) Meaning and scope of Anthropology Relationship with other disciplines: History, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Political Science, Life Science, Medical Science. Main branches of Anthropology, their scope and relevance Social-cultural Anthropology Physical and biological Anthropology Archaeological Anthropology Human Evolution and emergence of Man: Organic Evolution: Theories of evolution in historical perspective, pre-Darwinian, Darwinian and Post-Darwinian period. Modern synthetic theory of evolution; brief outline of terms and concepts of evolutionary...
05:05 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Paper I Animal Nutrition: Energy sources, energy, metabolism and requirements for maintenance and production of milk, meat, eggs and wool. Evaluation of feeds as sources of energy. Trends in protein nutrition: sources of protein metabolism and synthesis, protein quantity and quality in relation to requirements. Energy protein ratios in ration. Minerals in animal diet: Sources, functions, requirements and their relationship of the basic minerals nutrients including trace elements. Vitamins, Hormones...
04:28 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Paper I Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Climatic elements as factors of crop growth, impact of changing environment on cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals, and humans. Cropping pattern in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of high-yielding and short-duration varieties on...
04:08 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Paper " I: One Indian Language Paper " II: English Paper " III: Essay Paper " IV & V: General Studies. Paper " VI, VII, VIII & IX: Two subjects from the following list of optional subjects. Optional Subjects " Mains Agriculture Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science Anthropology Botany Chemistry Civil Engineering Commerce and Accountancy Economics Electrical Engineering Geography Geology History Law Management Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Medical Science Philosophy Physics...
03:57 PM, Jul 03, 2012
The Government of India announced a new pattern of examination in 2011 to sort out candidates for the Indian Civil Services main examination. The new pattern, to be called the Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT), consists of two papers. Both the papers will be of objective type and will focus on the aptitude test for the civil services and the ethical and moral dimensions of decision-making. In preliminary examination, one...
03:47 PM, Jul 03, 2012
AGARTALA DISPUR NAGPUR AHMEDABAD GANGTOK PANAJI (GOA) AIZWAL HYDERABAD PATNA ALIGARH IMPHAL PORT BLAIR ALLAHABAD ITANAGAR RAIPUR AURANGABAD JAIPUR RANCHI BANGALORE JAMMU SAMBALPUR BAREILLY JODHPUR SHILLONG BHOPAL JORHAT SHIMLA CHANDIGARH KOCHI SRINAGAR CHENNAI KOHIMA THIRUVANANTHAPURAM CUTTACK KOLKATA TIRUPATI DEHRADUN LUCKNOW UDAIPUR DELHI MADURAI VISHAKHAPATNAM DHARWAR MUMBAI The centres mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the commission. In such case the commission will inform the admitted...
03:42 PM, Jul 03, 2012
The entrance for Civil Services comprises of two successive stages: Preliminary Examination (Written) and Main Examination (Written and Interview). A. Preliminary Examination Both Paper I and II in the Prelims are of two-hour duration and carry maximum marks of 200 each. Both papers will consist of Objective (multiple choice answer) Type questions only. Both the question papers would be bilingual (English and Hindi), except for some questions specifically intended to...
03:21 PM, Jul 03, 2012
The application form is common for all their examinations which will be processed on computerized machines. The application packet contains the application form, information brochure, an acknowledgment card, and an envelope for sending the application. The Application is available at designated Head Post Offices/Post Offices throughout the country. The form should be purchased from the designated Post Offices only. The cost of the Application is Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only)...
03:08 PM, Jul 03, 2012
Acknowledgment of applications: On receipt of the application by the Commission, the Acknowledgment Card submitted with the application form will be dispatched to the Candidate to confirm the receipt of his Application. If a candidate does not receive the Acknowledgment Card within 30 days, he should at once contact the Commission by quoting his Application Form No. (8-digit) and name & year of examination. Candidates who deliver the application form...
02:00 PM, Jul 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Thursday announced the results for the Combined Defence Services (CDS) examination for the year 2011. A total of 356 candidates have qualified for admission to the 133rd Course of Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun; Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala and Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course. The exams were held by the UPSC in September 2011 and the interviews were held...
10:50 PM, May 31, 2012
Thoubal: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) class XII results were out on Monday. While Chennai had the highest pass percentage, a pleasant surprise was that a boy from Manipur, Mohammad Ismat, topped the all-India exams with 99 per cent. Ismat topped the exams despite electricity being a problem in his village. "I come from Lilong, it's a remote village here. There are a lot of problems regarding electricity...
10:22 AM, May 29, 2012
The Indian Engineering Services (IES/ES) constitute of engineers that work under the government of India to manage a large segment of public sector economy which constitutes Railroads, Public works, Power, Telecommunications, etc. A combined competitive examination is conducted by the Union Public Services Commission (UPSC) for recruitment to the Indian Engineering Services. The Examination constitutes of a written examination followed by an interview for personality test. The recruitment of qualified...
05:26 PM, May 22, 2012
India has extensive forests which are an important resource. India thus requires scientific management of its forests. The British India Government recognized the need of a premier forest management service and constituted the Imperial Forest Service in 1867. The Imperial Forest Research Institute, Dehradun, presently & popularly known all over the world as FRI was established at Dehradun in 1906. Since then, the training program shifted to Dehradun. The subject...
03:54 PM, May 22, 2012
The Indian Civil Service forms the backbone of the Indian government machinery and constitutes all the major departments which run the state and central administration. The three types of services recruited through the Civil Services Examination are All India Services, Central Services, and State Services. The Civil Services examination is one of the most prestigious examinations conducted by UPSC. Historically it has been of the most sought after career by...
03:45 PM, May 22, 2012
The Union Public Service Commission, popularly known as UPSC, was accorded a constitutional status as an autonomous entity in the new constitution on 26th January, 1950. One of the major functions of the Commission is recruitment to services and posts under the Union through conduct of competitive examinations. The Commission usually conducts a number of examinations every year on an all-India basis for direct recruitment in various fields, such as...
03:36 PM, May 22, 2012
Chandigarh: With happiness writ large on her face Rukmani Riar has realised what she had set out to achieve. Having completed her post-graduation in social entrepreneurship in 2010 and winning a gold medal from The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai she wanted to carry out social service. Her father BS Riar, a lawyer in Hoshiarpur, Punjab, suggested that she should try the civil services if she wanted...
03:36 PM, May 05, 2012
Chandigarh: In states that have been in the news for discriminating against the girl child, two women have done Punjab and Haryana proud by topping the civil services examination and bagging the first and second positions. The first position in the civil services exam has gone to Shena Aggarwal of Yamunanagar in Haryana, while the second position has gone to Rukmani Riar of Hoshiarpur in Punjab. The final results of...
02:32 PM, May 05, 2012
Speaking to CNN-IBN's Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai, Shena Aggarwal said there is no success formula to crack UPSC Civil Services exams. ...
10:46 PM, May 04, 2012
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the results of the Civil Services 2011-12 examinations. Shena Aggarwal, an MBBS from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) became the topper. Here's UPSC Civil Services toppers: 1 233541 SHENA AGGARWAL 2 027895 RUKMANI RIAR 3 001804 PRINCE DHAWAN 4 080492 MANGESH KUMAR 5 072543 S GOPALA SUNDARA RAJ 6 040421 GITANJALI BRANDON 7 353082 HIMANSHU GUPTA 8 006368...
05:24 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday declared the results of the Civil Services 2011-12 examinations with the top two spots going to women candidates. Shena Aggarwal, an MBBS from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) became the topper. Shena, who is from Yamuna Nagar in Haryana, cleared the Civil Services exam in her third attempt. The second ranker is Rukmani Riar, a Master of...
04:07 PM, May 04, 2012
